SeaAhead's inaugural Global Bluetech Summit will bring together hundreds of high-level stakeholders to talk about the intersection of ocean innovation and finance, for the can't-miss bluetech event of 2019.
Taking place in the iconic Williamsburg Bank Building in Brooklyn, the conference will shine a spotlight on the cutting-edge innovation in this dynamic, emerging industry.
The Weylin
175 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
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October 9th - 10th
This year's theme, "Next Generation Bluetech," will organize the event around forward-looking strategies and new paradigms of innovation where technology meets the ocean. Sessions will feature top executives from some of the largest and most important organizations in the sector to discuss a wide range of urgent topics including the decarbonization of shipping, smart ports and urban waterfronts, advances in aquaculture, enabling technology for offshore wind, maritime cyber-security, solutions to the problem of ocean plastics, and ocean-centric approaches to combating climate change.
The event will also include presentations from some of the hottest startups working to solve the industry's thorniest problems, and perspectives from the investment community on financing new ventures and projects.
Investor & creator,
Five Deeps Expedition
Founder, Ocean Collectiv
CEO, New England Aquarium
CEO, Ocean Hugger Foods
Senior Advisor, Sustainable Ocean Business, UN Global Compact
Director Of Emerging Business, Cargotec
Global Business Development, Cisco
Director of Product, Jupiter Intelligence
Managing Partner, Everhope Capital
CEO, Nautilus Labs
Investment Officer, Closed Loop Partners
SVP Equity & ESG Management, Rockefeller Capital Management
Business Development Director, Marine at Wärtsilä
Attorney-at-law, Froriep
Founder and Managing Director, Heron Advisory
Director, Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center, USM
Director, Cambridge Innovation Center
Managing Director, Climate and Resilience Operations, The Rockefeller Foundation
CEO, KnipBio
COO & Co-Founder, CoLoadX
CEO, Duro AUS
Director, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners
CEO, Marauder Robotics
CEO, Seatrec
Chief Sustainability Officer, Stavis Seafoods
Co-Chairman, Foodshot Global
Founder, Precovery Labs
CEO, gCaptain
President, Explorers Club
Senior Director of Impact Investing at LTW Investments
President, Mayflower Wind
President, Fearless Fund
Founder, Peace Boat
Head of Environmental Innovation, Seabury Capital
CEO, Syzygy Plasmonics
Executive Vice President, Business Network for Offshore Wind
Reporter, Bloomberg News
Senior Legal Officer, U.N. DOALOS
Executive Producer, OceanX
Executives, innovators, and business development teams from companies working at the intersection of technology and the oceans; venture capital and private equity investors, ocean and innovation-focused foundations; bluetech startups of all stripes; organizations focused on ocean sustainability and conservation.
We will have opportunities throughout the event to include new ventures, young companies and bluetech innovators. If you think you might be a fit:
For information about speaking at the event, please contact Alissa.
We also have a wide range of high-impact sponsorship opportunities for this event. If you are interested in sponsoring the Global Bluetech Summit, please contact David.
Venture innovation will have broad and lasting impact on the future of our oceans. We formed SeaAhead to encourage and accelerate new bluetech startups with commercial solutions that solve the biggest challenges facing ocean industries and ocean health. These new companies will build on scientific and advocacy advances to create massive scalability, and will change our global trajectory. Through our Boston hub space, newly announced fellowship program for founders, and a network of engaged corporations and investors, SeaAhead supports the entrepreneurs that will turn the tide.
